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  • Add fcm in LMDZ5/tools directory

It is no longer needed to have fcm in your environement PATH variable.
Now makelmdz_fcm takes by default this fcm. It is still possible to use
another fcm, using -fcm_path argument in makelmdz_fcm.

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15    <a href="index.html">FCM System User Guide</a> &gt; Introduction
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18  <h1>Introduction</h1>
19
20  <p>This is the User Guide for the <em>Flexible Configuration Management</em>
21  system which is known as <em>FCM</em>. It is designed to tell you everything
22  you need to know if you want to develop code which has been configured within
23  FCM. In addition it also provides the extra information you will need if you
24  are system manager of a project within FCM.</p>
25
26  <p>Note: some hyperlinks in this document lead to pages that are internal to
27  the Met Office, and so will generally not work when this document is viewed
28  externally. Please accept our apologies if this causes you any
29  inconvenience.</p>
30
31  <p>This guide consists of the following sections:</p>
32
33  <ul>
34    <li><a href="overview.html">System Overview</a>: A brief description of the
35    main features of FCM.</li>
36
37    <li><a href="getting_started.html">Getting Started</a>: How to start using
38    FCM. It includes a tutorial for you to work through and
39    familiarise yourself with some FCM activities.</li>
40
41    <li><a href="code_management.html">Code Management System</a>: How to use
42    the code management system to manage code changes.</li>
43
44    <li><a href="working_practices.html">Code Management Working Practices</a>:
45    Recommended ways of working with the code management system.</li>
46
47    <li><a href="extract.html">The Extract System</a>: How to extract code from
48    the repository ready for building.</li>
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50    <li><a href="build.html">The Build System</a>: How to compile code using
51    the build system.</li>
52
53    <li><a href="system_admin.html">System Administration</a>: How to configure
54    and maintain a new system within FCM.</li>
55
56    <li><a href="command_ref.html">FCM Command Reference</a>: Detailed
57    information about each of the <em>fcm</em> commands.</li>
58
59    <li><a href="further_info.html">Further Information</a>: Where to find
60    further information about FCM and about configuration management in
61    general.</li>
62
63    <li>Annex: <a href="annex_quick_ref.html">Quick reference</a>: A quick
64    reference to many useful FCM code management system commands.</li>
65
66    <li>Annex: Detailed definitions of what declarations are allowed in the
67    following configuration files:
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69      <ul>
70        <li><a href="annex_fcm_cfg.html">central/user</a></li>
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72        <li><a href="annex_ext_cfg.html">extract</a></li>
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74        <li><a href="annex_bld_cfg.html">build</a></li>
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76        <li><a href="annex_pck_cfg.html">build package</a></li>
77      </ul>
78    </li>
79  </ul>
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